A60194:2507
A learned commentary or exposition
A learned commentary or exposition: upon the first chapter of the second Epistle of S. Paul to the Corinthians Being the substance of many sermons formerly preached at Gray's-Inn, London, by that reverend and judicious divine, Richard Sibbs, D.D. Sometimes Master of Catherine-Hall in Cambridge, and preacher to that honourable society. Published for the public good and benefit of the Church of Christ. By Tho. Manton, B.D. and preacher of the Gospel at Stoke-Newington, near London.A learned commentary or exposition: upon the first chapter of the second Epistle of S. Paul to the Corinthians Being the substance of many sermons formerly preached at Grayes-Inne, London, by that reverend and judicious divine, Richard Sibbs, D.D. Sometimes Master of Catherine-Hall in Cambridge, and preacher to that honourable society. Published for the publick good and benefit of the Church of Christ. By Tho. Manton, B.D. and preacher of the Gospel at Stoake-Newington, near London.
London: printed by J.L. for N.B., 1655
A COMMENTARY upon the first CHAPTER of the second Epistle of S. PAU… › Commentary on verse 19
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For if so be a sound Protestant maintain an error, it is because he thinks it is in the Scripture, that it is in the Word: if it be discovered out of the Word of God to be an error, he leaves it; as St. Cyprian, and other Fathers blessed Saints in heaven they held some errors; but if they saw the Scripture held otherwise, they had prepared minds to believe otherwise; therefore holding the main fundamental truths, though they held particular errors, they were saved.
For if so be a sound Protestant maintain an errour, it is because he thinks it is in the Scripture, that it is in the Word: if it be discovered out of the Word of God to be an errour, he leaves it; as St. Cyprian, and other Fathers blessed Saints in heaven they held some errours; but if they saw the Scripture held otherwise, they had prepared minds to believe otherwise; therefore holding the maine fundamentall truths, though they held particular errours, they were saved.
The Papists maintain fundamental truths with us; they believe the Word of God, they believe in Christ, and to be saved by mercy, but upon what grounds? They believe the truth, upon heretical, devilish grounds. As upon what grounds do they believe the Articles of the faith to be so? and the Scriptures to be so? because the Church saith so. Who is the Church but the Pope? And what man is the Pope oft-times? A man, if we believe their own Writers, led with a devilish spirit: some of them have been Magicians. If they believe the truth, they do it not as divine truth: they believe the truth for matter: but the grounds of believing those truths are humane, nay worse, many times, devilish: for you know in the Revelation, the beast is inspired with the spirit of the Dragon, with the spirit of the Devil, and teacheth the doctrine of Devils. Now to teach that which is materially true, upon reasons that are diabolical, or humane, at the best it is but humane, as the testimony of the Church is, what an unsafe thing is this?
The Papists maintaine fundamentall truths with us; they believe the Word of God, they believe in Christ, and to be saved by mercy, but upon what grounds? They believe the truth, upon heretical, divellish grounds. As upon what grounds do they believe the Articles of the faith to be so? and the Scriptures to be so? because the Church saith so. Who is the Church but the Pope? And what man is the Pope oft-times? A man, if we believe their own Writers, led with a divellish spirit: some of them have been Magicians. If they believe the truth, they do it not as divine truth: they believe the truth for matter: but the grounds of believing those truths are humane, nay worse, many times, divellish: for you know in the Revelation, the beast is inspired with the spirit of the Dragon, with the spirit of the Divell, and teacheth the doctrine of Divels. Now to teach that which is materially true, upon reasons that are diabolicall, or humane, at the best it is but humane, as the testimony of the Church is, what an unsafe thing is this?